Much of the name-calling needs to be understood in context. Most of the people called idiots and fools have, in fact, demonstrated that they are. The problem I see(and I do this, too) is when we use generalizations as insults when we intend them for a specific person.
There's nothing wrong with calling someone who has clearly shown they are unreasonable a fool or a loon.
There's nothing wrong with calling someone who has clearly shown they are unreasonable a fool or a loon.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
